Supplementary Worksheet #1

RBRU Exit Exam CEFR B1 Grammar Name / Lastname………………………………………………No…………

English for Standardized Tests
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023

While/ When/ As
1. While the dog _____ on the road, a car ran over it.
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a. walked
1
b. was walking
c. walks
d. is walking

2. When you called me, I _____ a bath.

a. was taking
b. took
c. am taking
d. taken

3. We _____ dinner when dad _____ home.

a. were eaten / was gotten
b. ate / was getting
c. were eating / got
d. ate / getting

4. As we _____ football, we _____ a boy crying.

a. was playing / was heard
b. played / were hearing
c. played / heard
d. were playing / heard
Past Simple
5. I _____ in Thailand until last year I moved to Vietnam.
a. live
b. is living
c. lived
d. am

6. It was warm, so I _____ off my coat.

a. will take b. took
c. taking d. take
7. You start the engine of a car by __v-ing___ a key.
a. turn
b. turning
c. open
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d. opening 2

8. We were very tired after __v-ing___ on a train for 12 hours.

a. sleep
b. stay
c. sitting
d. travelling
Modal verbs/ Auxiliary Verbs/ Helping Verbs
9. You don't _____ apply for the job yet. You can do it later this week.
a. have to
b. must (not)
c. should (not)
d. could (not)

10. My husband is preparing dinner. He's not a good cook, so you _____ expect anything special.
a. must
b. shouldn't
c. could
d. should
Verbs followed by infinitives (to+v1) and gerunds (v-ing)
11. Would you mind __v-ing___ me how to install the software?
a. to drive enjoy/ like// love/ practice/ stop/ quit
b. driving
c. to show
d. showing

12. We plan _to verb 1_ to Europe by the end of the month.

a. to pay want to/ wish to / hope to/ need to
b. paying
c. to return
d. returning
Passive voice
13. Our university is quite old. It _____ in 1972.
a. was founded
b. is founded
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c. founds 3
d. founded

14. The thief _____ last night in front of the bank when he tried to run away.
a. arrests
b. arrested
c. was arrested
d. had arrested

15. BTS concert tickets _____ really fast. They have lots of fans around the world.
a. always sold out
b. are always sold out
c. had always sold out
d. will be always sold out

16. Basically, a cake _____ in the oven at 180 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.
a. bakes
b. is baked
c. has baked
d. will bake
Comparative/ Superalative
17. Squid Game is one of _____ Korean series. It’s No.1 on Netflix’s Top 10 around the world.
a. more popular
b. popular than
c. most popular
d. the most popular

18. Students always say classroom learning is _____ online learning.

a. as good than
b. better than
c. the better
d. the best
Present perfect/ present perfect continuous/ past perfect
19. They have made a lot of progress _____ the country became independent.
a. for
b. since
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c. before 4
d. until

20. I had _____ decided to take a coat when it started to rain.

a. already
b. yet
c. still
d. never

21. They _____ for you for more than two hours now.
a. has waited
b. have been waiting
c. wait
d. waits
22. Woman: So you’re living in New York now?
Man: Yes, my wife _____ to move there for years, and finally a job came up.
a. is hoping
b. has hoped
c. has been hoping
d. had been hoping
Though/ Although/ Even though
23. _____ Robert was ill, he went to work.
Robert was ill. However, he went to work.
Robert went to work though he was ill.
a. Though
b. Despite + noun
c. However
d. In spite of + noun
24. _____ Jennifer passed the test, she did not get the job.
a. Despite
b. Although
c. However
d. In spite of
Relative clause/ Adjective clause/ Relative pronoun
25. Here is the key _____ is in my bag.
a. which
b. where
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c. who 5
d. whose

26. The boy _____ father is a teacher often visits me.

a. that
b. where
c. who
d. whose

27. Do you know anyone _____ could help me fix my car?

a. where
b. which
c. who
d. whose

28. I met you in the morning _____ you were leaving for office.
a. that
b. where
c. when
d. whose
Reduced relative clause/ Reduced adjective clause
29. The bread __________is on the table in the kitchen.
a. brought by Genie
b. is bringing by Genie
c. was bringing by Genie
d. has brought by Genie

-The bread was brought by Genie. The bread is on the table in the kitchen.
-The bread (which was) brought by Genie is on the table ion the kitchen.
The bread brought by Genie is on the table in the kitchen.
30. People __________will not be allowed to enter the room.
-People have arrived late. People/ They will not be allowed to enter the room.
-People (who) have arrived late will not be allowed to enter the room.
Present perfect= having+verb3
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a. have arrived late 6
b. being arrived late
c. having arrived late
d. are arriving late

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